Paul Pierce vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Paul Pierce that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Paul Pierce

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 4 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Paul Pierce 0 Elmore Smith 1 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 19.7 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Paul Pierce 1,752 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .368 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .355 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) Elmore Smith 3.7 (1976) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.